day. >> the good news is not too much here. it will be calm and quiet condition here this afternoon. we do have all eyes on irma. we'll bring you the latest coming up. >> right now roads are pretty pleasant. i'll let you know if that changes. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> thank you both of you check in with you in just a few. let's get you caught up on what's been happening in the news at 4:30. fox5 getting right to the latest on hurricane irma. we are tracking the category five hurricane which crashed into several islands in the north caribbean. it is now on track to hit the turks and caicos and the southern bahamas island within the next 24 hours. irma is still packing torrential rain and winds of 185 miles per hour. officials confirm that eight people were killed on the island of saint martin which irma hit yesterday. >> overnight the center of irma passed north of puerto rico and the path of destruction is unbelievable. nearly every building on the island of barbuda was damaged and about 1400 people are now homeless. water

of the virgin islands with waves up to 20 feet high. more than half of puerto rico is without power and nearly 50,000 residents do not have water. >> airma's movement over the next 24 hours will be key for florida. residents are not taking any chances. when i mean mandatory evacuation orders are in place for the florida keys and fort lauderdale many other floridians are pack up and heading for higher ground. a lot of gas stations are running out of fuel. rental cars sold out and the last plane from the keys takes off tonight. the chaos is overwhelming as residents across the state all head to higher ground. >> preparing our house isn't the bad part it's getting on the road and not knowing what we're going to run into. we're hoping to just get out of the state of florida. >> southern florida could start feeling the impact from hurricane irma in the coming days. now, depending on irma's movement, the carolinas could also be impacted. >> this morning virginia's task force two search and rescue team is heading to puerto rico once again assist with more of hurricane irma's

aftermath. >> an elite rescue team based out of maryland was headed home from texas following hurricane harvey when some members were told they would too be helping with hurricane irma. fox5's annie yu has the latest now from the news room. annie. >> good morning to you maureen and wisdom. it is literally were undisaster to the next for these crews. nationwide there are 28 search and rescue teams who report to fema during times of disaster. all were called into texas for hurricane harvey and now they are all gearing up and ready for irma. here locally search and rescue teams from both maryland and virginia are already in place in some areas. right now virginia's task force two is in puerto rico as irma slammed the caribbean. the 45 member team was airlifted to puerto rico along with all of their equipment as well as their vehicles and they are prepared to carry out pretty much anything from rescue and recovery missions under a long list of situations. you've got flash flooding situations to structural collapses. they are ready for it. virginia task force one out of fairfax county and maryland task force one out of

even make it back home from texas when they learned they would be deploying to alabama to get ready for irma. maryland's hazmat team has been diverted to straight to alabama to await further instructions. the guys from fairfax did get to spend one quick night at home. we spoke with them last night. >> right when i pulled in my parkinging lot i knew it was a possibility we were going back out. this is a big storm. we have an idea of what things need to be added from last mission. we have a great logistic support system here. these guys were working on it when we got back probably working on it when we were in houston. >> these teams are made up of first responders and civilians like doctors and engineers and we're told more members could be sent down south so we'll be watching this very closely and bring you the latest both on air and online. that's the latest to you. back to you wisdom. >> annie yu thank you. we're

developing story from montgomery county. a search is under way for this missing woman. police say 31-year-old laura wallen last contacted her family in a text message on sunday. her family says that they've been unable to reach her since. she's pregnant and is a teacher in columbia. she may be driving a black 2011 ford escape with maryland tags m522473. >> 4:34 is the time. president donald trump -- donald trump jr. set to meet with senate committee members behind closed doors this morning. the questioning is expected to focus on june 2016 and that meeting with the kremlin connected low. the committee system expected to is questions about the firing of james comey as fbi director. >> also this morning president trump continues his push for tax reform. it comes after he cut an unexpected deal with democrats leading leaders in his own party surprised. but now he's -- he needs congress to deliver on that package. the president is banking on bi

proposal a reality. >> we need tax reform that is pro growth, pro jobs, pro worker, pro family and, yes, pro american. >> the president democratic leaders demands for a three month extension in the debt limit. the decision is being described as one of the most mysterious moves he's made with congress since taking office. >> the attorneys general in 15 states and the district of columbia are suing to block president trump's plan to end daca. the program protects undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children from deportation. the lawsuit alleges the decision to end daca violates the administrative procedure act and the constitution. a lot of legal analysts consider it a long shot. president trump saying he will give congress six months to come up with an alternative before ending the program completely. >> ♪ >> 4:35 is the time right now. you wake up this morning, go outside, it was extremely foggy. i mean, you couldn't see not far at all. >> yeah, a little bit of

no dense fog advisory in that effect yet but wouldn't be shocked if they put some up especially for our western counties. cooler air moving in, unseasonably cool air. going to be feeling more like early october than earl to mid september over the next few days. satellite and radar outside, all the clouds and showers you see off the shore line that's a front that finally is pushing far enough away that we're not going to have any showers today, taking the cloud cover with it. we'll have lots of sunshine this afternoon. temperatures 60 reagan national, dulles 57 degrees, bwi 56. for some of our suburbs as the kids get back to school this morning or off to school this morning i guess we can say now might need a light jacket as you head out the door. it's a little bit on the nippy side. here's today's planner. 68 degrees at 11 o'clock, few clouds. more sunshine this afternoon up to 72. this evening -- i mean, it doesn't get any better than that right around 73, 74 degrees. all right, that's a check of the forecast. erin is back with traffic. hey, erin. >> that's right, mike. 4:36 right now. live look behind me very pleasant view. the beltway at

westbound to and from falls church looking good. problem free on the beltway. as we forward our cameras along same story kenilworth avenue at eastern avenue in northeast. all secondaries looking good. problem free in northwest. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. beltway is looking good through maryland as well. toss it back to you. >> coming up, outrage grows after some airlines raise ticket prices more than $800 for passengers trying to fly away from hurricane irma. >> forget clothes shopping for your newborn. an inventor has created clothes which will grow with your child. >> a live look outside across the region right now. 4:37 is the time. temperature 60 degrees. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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good morning, everybody. first up we're talking total devastation in the caribbean. hurricane irma rips across the u.s. virgin islands with 185 miles per hour winds and torrential rains. eight people are confirmed dead including one child. the category five hurricane destroyed nearly every building on the island of barbuda. the red cross says it is preparing for a major humanitarian response. irma could strike the florida keys in the coming days and as you can imagin everyone is really trying get out of dodge. it's proving a lot harder to do than one might think. plane tickets out of florida have gone up more than $800 in the last 24 hours. the price gouging is sparking outrage across the state. several airlines promised to cap their prices to prevent this soaring cost of tickets. a startling admission from facebook. the social media site says it was paid $100,000 to advertise fake news during the 2016 election. the ads which

that russian companies caused mass polarization on social issues like immigration. this comes as facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg has been publically criticizing the president for ending the daca program this week. defensive end for the seattle seahawks michael bennett opens up about a disturbing encounter with police on twitter. the star athlete writes that a las vegas officer put a gun to his head while another officer jammed a knee into his back. the incident happened within chaotic moments following the reports of a shooting on the vegas strip last month during the mayweather mcgreg for fight. a saving grace for new parents. a british inventor says he's created clothes that will grow with were your children. the clothes are waterproof wash proof and even crumb proof and will save parents thousands of dollars on clothes for their babies. >> what is it like

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>> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> time now is 4:45 and here's a look at the stories we're following for you today, thursday, september 7th. hurricane irma is now a deadly storm system. it tore a path of destruction through the caribbean. eight people including a child were killed. irma is packing winds of 185 miles per hour and torrential rain. next on irma's hit list, the southern bahamas turks and caicos and cuba. the next 24 hours will be key as irma could continue moving toward florida or head north to the carolinas. >> president trump's oldest son donald trump jr. will speak privately today with senators on the committee. they want to que

russian lawyer in june 2016. that meeting was described to trump jr. as part of a russian government effort to boost the trump campaign. >> texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee introducing an amendment to protect the daca program. her amendment to the appropriations bill would prevent legislators from appropriating funds to end action to the daca program. the program protects children brought here illegally by their parents. on tuesday the trump administration announced the end of the daca program but with a six month delay. >> prince william county police looking for this man. this is 40-year-old michael anthony king. police say he could be in need of assistance. qualifying him as endangered. he's 5-foot seven, 180 pounds with black hair brown eyes. police say he left his home in manassas around 10:30 last night. michael was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, dark blue shorts and sandals. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. >> today is thursday, septembe7t

mike thomas talking about weather. good morning to you both. >> hello guys, good morning to you as well. we are tracking good news, not too much here in the d.c. region at all for not just today but the next several days. we got a more fall-like pattern settling in which will keep us calm, quite, sunny, gorgeous. maybe chilly overnight so you can turn off the ac. high pressure moving into the midwest. it's a very strong fall-like area of high pressure bringing in cooler air. front has pushed off the coastline. into the afternoon hours today today, lots of sunshine. temperatures 60's, 70's, gorgeous. i can't say it enough. lots of sunshine. not sunny yet though. we got some fog out there. half mile visibility at gaithersburg as well as dulles, three-quarters in manassas so watch out for that fog as you head to work and school. latest update on katia is in, winds of 80 miles per hour, hurricane warnings issued for the coastline of mex company. josé and irma are being updated and we'll bring you the latest at 5 o'clock. quick look at

sunny beautiful mid 70's both today and tomorrow. that's weather. over to erin for traffic. >> 4:47. fog possible. watch for low lying fog. traffic is looking good georgia avenue at forest glen. if encounter fog use your low beams. camera still pretty dark. kind of hard to tell if we're seeing any fog. 66 looks good, 95 is problem free as well. 95 heading toward the beltway main and hov lanes cruising. increased volume but not enough to cause any slowdowns. in southern maryland same story by maryland five. inner loop delay free toward the wilson bridge. metro service should be on time at 5:00. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you guys. >> 4:48 is the time. developing this morning in montgomery county, police continue searching for a missing olney woman. >> laura wallen is a high school teacher and is also believed to be pregnant. her family hasn't heard from her in days. fox5's melanie alnwick is live with the latest. mel. >> reporter: hey, good

did confirm that 31-year-old laura wallen is 16 weeks, that's four months pregnant and montgomery county police say there is concern for her emotional and physical well being. now, let's show you her picture. she is 5 feet 5-inches tall, with blond hair and blue eyes. the last time she was heard from was monday labor day holiday when she texted family members. laura seemed to be excited to get back to the classroom. she posted on her facebook page new school year, new opportunities to watch kids grow and reach their true potential. when she didn't show up for work tuesday, that's when panic began to set in. one of her cousins posted the missing poster on facebook and said waiting and trying to figure out what happened to her is simply torture. now, she was voted 2016 teacher of the year by the students at wild lake high school in howard county. the principal of the high sc

the community after it started to circulate on social media amongst the students that their teacher was missing and hadn't shown you up saying in part, let's keep miss wallen her family and the entire wild lake community in our thoughts and prayers during this time. police also added that laura may be driving her black 2011 ford escape. it would be kind of hard for you to remember those license le with an m522473. anyone with information is asked to please reach out to montgomery county police. live in olney, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> all right, melanie, thank you. 4:50 is the time. the group of protesters who walked from charlottesville to d.c. to speak out against white supremacy now planning to camp out at farragut square until the end of the month. the protesters are calling this a sustained vigil which they say means a round the clock presence. park police say they will allow the protesters to stay unless things get violent or they set up camp. now the group plans to end its

round the clock vigil september 30th the same day as the march for racial justice. >> stained glass windows at the national cathedral which honor confederate generals are being removed. two windows honor robert e. lee and thomas stonewall jackson. the cathedral called for them to be removed after a shooting at a black church in charleston south carolina. >> the happiest place on earth could soon be forced to close its gates. >> and there's more bad news concerning the uncertain future of several big name retailers. >> as we head to break, live look outside across the region. time is 4:51, 60 degrees. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> ♪ >> 4:53 is the time. as hurricane irma rages toward the u.s.

earth could be closing its doors. disney world closed last year when hurricane matthew battered the state of florida. irma is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the atlantic ocean and could strike the sunshine state in the coming days. disney has already three of its cruises, because of of the storms it's halted that. keeping a close eye on the weather. >> around 200 gap and banana republic stores will close. at the same time the parent company will [inaudible] sales have been tumbling for banana republic but old navy is doing very well. >> with deadlines looming to pay out of $400 million of debt toys r us s [inaudible] the remaining $200 million is due to

end of december. >> kohl's and amazon joining forces. kohl's will open small amazon shops in several of its stores which means shoppers will be able to test out and buy amazon gadgets like kindles fire tablets and echo devices. the concept is being tested out in 10 stores in the l.a. and chicago areas for now. >> ♪ >> 4:55. let's get to mike thomas with a check of our forecast this morning. >> hey, guys, good morning. we're going to get the kids off to school safely this morning. do watch out for a little bit of fog out there. but for the most part for the bus stop you might need a light jacket. 63 degrees. noticeable almost like a fall chill in the air this morning. after school 72 to 76. that's not really jacket weather. maybe a little breezy from time to time but lots the sunshine will help it feel rather pleasant this afternoon. today's highs here in d.c., 74 degrees. 73 for leonardtown. 75 for fredericksburg. off to the north a little cooler but still pleasant with temperatures in the 70's.

forecast here. 74 today your daytime high up to 76 tomorrow. weekend it does not get any better than that if you like fall weather. 73 on saturday. 74 on sunday. both days sunny bright and beautiful. we'll have chilly starts, though. 50's for d.c., some 40's moving into the suburbs. a cooler weekend, windows opened, ac off. watching that tuesday, wednesday, time frame for possible after effects of whatever's left of irma. we'll keep you posted on that. that track is not certain. we'll have to update that. at 5 o'clock latest update from hurricane irma expected to be in. for now i'll send it over to erin como for a check of traffic. >> watch for some light fog around town. good news is 50 inbound at 410 inside the beltway just a little bit of light volume right now from that point to 295. 295 southbound picking up but not enough to cause any major slowdowns yet. in southeast the freeway is looking good. seeing light volume pi

use your low bem if you encounter any fog. metro service picks up in the next few minutes. so far all rail lines on time. i'll let you know if that changes. things on 95 and 66 looking good in virginia. i got you guys covered. back to you. >> coming up, a group fighting to preserve a beloved local trail is offered a small temporary victory. >> congress approves more than $7 billion in aid for the victims of hurricane harvey. >> as we head to break let's take a live look across the d.c. region. it is 4:57 right now. it's a pretty cool 60 degrees i believe it is. more fox5 news morning after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> serious and we can't take chances. it is life-threatening. this is not a storm you can sit and wait through. >> good morning and welcome to fox5 news morning. thousands of floridians listen to governor scott's warning and begin evacuating parts of southern florida. >> unprecedented devastation. nearly every building on the caribbean nation of barbuda has been damaged or destroyed leaving 60 percent of the island homeless. >> live look outside here in our region. we're in for another day of cool temps with lots of sun, though. good morning. thanks for joining